Background/Introduction

Insight into the universe of Mistral. As we get further into the story this will be updated. This book will be the "Awakening" story arc

(Do not read past villains if you have not read past the Sakura's New Life chapter)

Behind The Creation Of The Mistral Universe:
The Mistral universe I created was inspired by my thought of making a superhero universe that would be more realistic in a sense of dialogue, battles and potential situations that would probably occur if one or such people existed. Admittedly, the movie Man Of Steel inspired me because it finally showed a superhero not being everywhere at once and showed him doing what needed to be done in order to protect the people.

Reiko Natsuki aka Mistral:
I thought up the character one night messing around on the YouTube app on my PS3 and boom the idea randomly came to me. I chose a Japanese woman because im a huge fan of the Japanese people and culture. I figured she should be a teenager because most of us at that age (including me because im 17) want to be something more in an instant without thinking of the consequences. Her father Itachi is somewhat based off my father and her mother Sakura, i made her as an inspiration for Reiko to convince her father to test the Kaisama on herself. I used the name Mistral from one of my favorite video games Metal Gear Rising Revengeance because i lack the intelligence to make up a fake Japanese name, granted Mistral isnt remotely a Japanese name, its French in fact. Its the name of a powerful wind in a certain region of France. She is also Bisexual. Initially i was going to leave her sexuality ambiguous but decided later on that i would probably forget that i left it like that.

Kaisama:
I thought up this liquid as a means of her powers and some of the villains powers because it offers great powers but with an initial trade-off. I always felt that a superhero shouldnt be all powerful when they first get their powers because it would make the first fight not interesting enough without having real desperation of the hero. I felt the whole genetic compatibility thing would be cool since it leaves the world wide open to all sorts of villains and possible side heroes within the universe. I randomly came up with the name Kaisama for it cause it sounded cool for something thats fake and sounds Japanese.

Villains:
I wont release the names of the future villains but i can talk about them. I planned to make the villains more powerful than Mistral on the reasoning that when you're evil, your hatred and mental state contributes to the speed which the power grows. But on a overall scale, most of the villains will be slightly more powerful than her.

Epsilon Serum:
I thought up the Epsilon serum one night playing Assassins Creed 3, and when i thought it up i asked myself "What would it be like if the Kaisama liquid was better made after Reiko's experiment with it and what would happen if given to somebody who has been very inactive and weak for a very long time?" So when i had that thought, i fully committed to having Sakura take Epsilon and decided to build upon what would happen if somebody in her condition takes the Epsilon, and what would be the consequences of somebody having powers after they just came from being very fragile mentally and physically.

Epsilon aka Sakura:
I felt that since Sakura is turning insane from the Epsilon serum it would only be fair to name her after the serum that created her evil personality. Initially Epsilon was supposed to be a man and the original name was supposed to be Celica but i felt having her mother as a villain would be better and would prove more of a challenge for Reiko. I felt that the inner conflict within herself with the good side and bad sides fighting over her body would show how much the serum would change her. Not because of the immense power she was given but because it would only make sense for a very fragile person to turn evil after being given such power.

Varietta Enkei:
Initially going to be a man named Mugen but later changed my mind. I got the name Varietta from a car from Nissan called the Silvia Varietta or Varietta. I forgot which one is right. Love interest for Reiko but hopefully it doesnt become the selling point of the book.

Kasumi Mugen:
Initially just going to be a minor supporting character then decided she should have a bigger part of the universe. Her name is a reference to the Dead Or Alive fighting games. Her superhero outfit and physical changes are completely original and i thought a woman with white hair and red eyes would look pretty cool but send a certain fear into a person. Her superhero name is a reference to the video game Zone Of The Enders 2 The 2nd Runner.

Charlene Sayuki:
Based off one of my best friends. Costume and all. I got her last name from one of my favorite animes called Initial D. I originally was going to make her superhero name Karambit but since i decided to have a kanji on her outfit that says eternity i decided to change her name to reflect the kanji. So Kumiko was born.